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Record LabelColumbia (USA)

UPC9399700069228

eBay Product ID (ePID)3050188955

Product Key Features

Release Year1999

FormatCD

GenreRock

Run Time62 Mins 49 Seconds

ArtistMissy Elliott, Destiny's Child, Next

Release TitleWriting's on the Wall

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DistributionMSI Music Distribution

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Number of Discs1

ReviewsEntertainment Weekly (7/16/99, pp.65-66) - "...more capable of confident, inventive R&B than many of their contemporaries....close enough to the spirit of the Supremes to at least win them a callback." - Rating: B Q (11/02, p.124) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...It was onwards and upwards for Beyonce Knowles and sidekicks..." Q (8/99, p.104) - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...engaging and sassy..." Muzik (1/00, p.70) - Ranked #16 in Muzik's "Albums Of The Year '99" Muzik (8/99, p.80) - 3 stars (out of 5) - "...smart and imaginative. A sleek, confident sophomore effort - praise be to Missy and Timbaland." Vibe (9/99, p.272) - "...[a] winning sophmoric disc....funky, beat-savvy tunes guaranteed to offend certain fellas as the battle of the sexes rages on..."

Additional informationDestiny's Child: Kelly, La Tavia, Le Toya, Beyonce (vocals). Additional personnel: Missy Elliot, Next, Byron Rittenhouse (vocals); Gerald Thomas, Donald Holmes, Anthony Hardy, She'kspere (various instruments); Dwayne Wiggins (guitar, synthesizer, bass, programming); Charles Spikes, Sonny Lallerstedt (guitar); Vincent Lars (saxophone); Bill Ortiz (trumpet); Terry-T (keyboards, bass, drum machine); Platinum Status, Daryl Simmons (keyboards, programming); Ronnie Garrett, Raymond McKinnley (bass); Tony Williams (programming) Producers include: Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Rodney Jerkins, Dwayne Wiggins, Chad Elliot, Missy Elliot. Engineers include: Michael Calderon, Ramon Morales, James Hoover. "Bills, Bills, Bills" was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and for Best R&B Song. "Say My Name" won the 2001 Grammy Award in the categories of Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal and Best R&B Song. The song was also nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award in the categories of Record Of The Year and Song Of The Year. WRITING'S ON THE WALL is 16 track album from R&B supergroup Destiny's Child. This import includes the exclusive bonus cut "Get On The Bus" as well as a CD-ROM track. With their second album, Writing's on the Wall, Destiny's Child still suffers from slightly uneven songwriting, but it's nevertheless an assured step forward for the girl group. Not only are they maturing as vocalists, they are fortunate to work with such skilled, talented producers as Kevin "Shekspere" Biggs, Rodney Jerkins, Dwayne Wiggins, Chad Elliot, Daryl Simmons, and Missy Elliott, who all give the quartet rich, varied music upon which to work their charm. So, even when the album fails to deliver memorable songs, it always sounds alluring, thanks to the perfect combination of vocalists and producers. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Number of Audio ChannelsStereo